Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichinosis

/tɹɪkəˈnoʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: trichi-nosis
IPA: /tɹɪkəˈnoʊsɪs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin trichinōsis. By surface analysis, trichina + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Root: trichinōsis

Usage

Inflected Forms

trichinoses (plural)

Synonyms

trichinellosis trichiniasis myositis trichinosa

Questions

How do you pronounce trichinosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɪkəˈnoʊsɪs/.
What does trichinosis mean?: A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues.
Where does trichinosis come from?: From New Latin trichinōsis. By surface analysis, trichina + -osis.

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